The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-29
CURRENT MAGAZINES.


the magazine custom of printing no comments
come those OF last year. The Review vies with
the newspapers in keeping pace with the times.
and its discussions of affairs of the day form an
admirable supplement to the opinions of the
daily and weekly press. This characteristic is
illustrated by the opening paper in the January
issue which. under the head of 'Two Messages"
is comparison by IA Republican" of the recent
utterauces on the tariff question by Blaine and
Cleveland. Another timely article is IAN I'm
punished Constitutional Crime" in which the
writer, Delaney Nicoll vino figured SO prom
inently in the prosecution of Jacob Sharp. dis
cusses the question of bribery in its legal as
poets Max O'Rell writes amusingly OF John
Bull Abroad" Robert G.. 1ngerson contributes
another characteristic Letter to Dr. Field"
which. as DIR. Field has already declared the dis
cusson ended on his part, may be regarded as
"the last word in the controversy" RECENT
Movements in Wall Street is financial article
by Cuthbert Mills Gail Hamilton gives her
impressions of the condition of the Indians in
Indian Territory. The feature of the Review
this month is the comment on the question of
anglo American Copyright" made by num-
Der of distinguished Englishmen and Americans.
Mr.. Gladstone them. Congressman
Reid, in "Our Outlying Province" has some
thing to of Alaska, which ne visited last
summer. In summing up his impressions he
says: eff it should be asked what the future of
Alaska seems likely to be, can give no answer.
Prophecy is very easy, but 1t is also very cheap.
| cannot refrain. however. from saying, though
it is the result of what 1 have seen ana read,
rather than of what | have written. that the
prospect of the conquest of Alaska does not
seem a 1.-THE difficult or half as hopeless as
the conquest of the land now covered by the
prosperous population of the United States
must have seemed to the emigranrs who first
strayed across the ocean and dotted the shores
of the Atlantic coast
Scribners Magazine begins the year with good
promise. An rtice which will attract many read
ers is Edward L. Wilson account of ''The Great
Pyramid" The illustrations are very striking,
and together with the description give q re-
markably clear idea of the wonderful structure,
both without and within. Another interesting
paper Is one Japanese Art, Artists and
Artisans" by William Elliot Griffs. The pict-
ures are drawn by Japanese. An illustrated
paper, 9TH Man at Arms" is a study of old
armor and description of tourney fields. In
airy little essay Robert Louis Stevenson
processes to tell how he came to write fiction
serial, First Haryests," is begun by j. +.
Stevenson. better known j. S, of Dale. h.
G. Bunner also gives the first chapter Of a three
part story. Other contributions are an essay on
French Traits" by w. c. BrowneI, a study OF
Municipal Finance" by Clayton q. Hall, and
"a New'Light on Balzac." by Edward L. Wilson.
Among the poems is one by I. B. Aldrich.
Harper for January contains no contributions
of conspicuous merit, bnt as a whole. is fairly
interesting number. A sketch entitled 1.-THE
Italian Chamber of Deputies" gives an insight
into Italian politics and describes the men who
are most prominent in public affairs A beaut-
fully illustrated article is Theodore Child's
Modern French Sculpture" In the studies of
the New South Savannah is the city chosen
for advertisement in this issue Henry Wat
terson writes of the tariff question. and sets
forth the views of tho freetraders great
length. Archdeacon Farrar describes the mon
uments in Westminster Abbey in which Amer
leans have most interest William Black offers
tho first chapter of serial entitled in for
Lochaber." Virginia of Virginia" a short
story by Amelia Rives, is of those lin
of landscape and dialect in them, for which
this writer is becoming noted. The editorial
features are not especially noticeable.
The Atlantic Monthly for January gives up
an unusual amount of space to fiction E. H.
House. who writes so pleasantly of Japan, con-
tributes a Japenese romance entitled, .Yone
Sanro." "Judsons Remorse." is little charac-
ter sketch by Lille Chace Wyman. The eli
plant and Aldrich serial. "The Second Son."
draws slowly TO close. The first chapters of
new serial by Charles Egbert Craddock appear
in this issue. fine portrait of this writer forms
the frontispiece of the magazine. Under the
head of THE Golden Hesperides." Charles Dud-
ern California. Edward J. Lowell sets out a
plan of study, the pursuit Of which he believes
will result in endowing young with a
Liberal education" Other articles I'm
published Letters of Franklin to Strahan "'The
History of Children's Books" Constantinople by
Theodore Child and a postscript to His Hundred
Days in Europe" by Oliver Wendell Holmes
The January number of Oscar Wilde's WON
ans World" (Cassell & Co opens with critical
study of Mary Anderson in the "Winter's
Tale. by the author of John Halifax" which
must have been written shortly before that
ladys death. She expresses great admiration
for the American actress. The article is illus
trated with three fine portraits of Miss Ander-
son as 'Hermone" and 'Perdita" The serial
The Truth About Clement Ker," by George
Fleming" Miss Fletcher) is in that writer's
best vein and promises to be story of I'M
usual interest
The complete novel with the January Lippin-
colt is entitled ''Check and Countercheck" and
is the combined work of Brander Matthews and
George Fl. Jessop. Edgar Fawcett writes OF
1.-THE Browning Craze" Albion ". Tourgee aud
Edgar Salters contribute each short story, and
Charles Wingate continues his interviews with
members of the dramatic profession, this
cason the choice of opera singers in the matter
Of music being the subject considered. Nora
Perry. Carlotta Perry, Amelie Rives, Clinton
Scotland ana John James Piatt the poetlcal
contributors.
Northwestern Travelling Men.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28-The thirteenth annual |
of the Northwestern Travelling Mems |
Association held here last evening The |
address of the president showed the association